Songs About Sleeping and Not Sleeping

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Shannon Wright, "Method of Sleeping"

Great song, too.

Salvador Saca (Mr. Xolotl), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:22 (eighteen years ago) link

U2 - "Bad"

Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:24 (eighteen years ago) link

Totally Wired - the Fall
Daysleeper - REM
Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens

dan. (dan.), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:25 (eighteen years ago) link

Get Up by REM too

dan. (dan.), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:26 (eighteen years ago) link

And doesn't Ray Charles have a song called Sleepyhead?

dan. (dan.), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 15:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Hoagy Carmichael--Two Sleepy People

Matt B. (Matt B.), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:44 (eighteen years ago) link

"You've Gotta Go To Sleep Alone" - Jimmy Dale Gilmore
"When You Awake" - The Band
"Woke Up Sticky" - Peter Perrett

k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:48 (eighteen years ago) link

"Psycho Killer"- Talking Heads
"Rocks Off" - Rolling Stones

k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Soul Coughing - Sleepless!!!!!

nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:51 (eighteen years ago) link

"Sleep now in the Fire" - Rage Against the Machine
"Go to Sleep" - Radiohead

joe schmoe (joeschmoe), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Morphine - The Saddest Song

my biggest fear is if I let you go, you'll come and get me in my sleep

Morphine - the band - is NOT named for the drug, but for Morpheus, the god of dreams.

nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 16:53 (eighteen years ago) link

"Stay Up Late"-Talking Heads

patita (patita), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 17:06 (eighteen years ago) link

Nas - NY State of Mind
Mountain Goats - Colour in Your Cheeks
Azure Ray - Sleep

xpost: the drug gets its name from the god

french diplomacy (french diplomacy), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 18:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Well DUH. ;)

nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 18:16 (eighteen years ago) link

1. Dolly Parton - I'm Gonna Sleep with One Eye Open (3:04)
2. Caitlin Cary - Sleepin' in on Sunday (5:04)
3. Alpha - Sleep dust (1:36)
4. The Books - Read, Eat, Sleep (3:48)
5. Four Tet - Sleep, Eat Food, Have Visions (7:59)
6. Laika - Let Me Sleep (4:26)
7. Laika - Almost Sleeping (6:54)
8. Laika - King Sleepy (4:20)
9. Lo-Fidelity Allstars - Sleeping Faster (7:30)
10. Múm - Sleep/Swim (0:50)
11. Múm - Asleep on a Train (7:17)
12. S. - I'm So Bored I'm Going to Sleep (2:41)
13. Takako Minekawa - Sleep Song (Portastatic Remix) (6:08)
14. Fiona Apple - Sleep to Dream (4:10)
15. Portastatic - The Angels of Sleep (2:11)
16. The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix) (6:55)
17. The Postal Service - Sleeping In (4:21)
18. Rachel Goswell - Sleepless & Tooting (3:04)
19. Scott Walker - Through a Long and Sleepless Night (4:12)
20. The Arcade Fire - I'm Sleeping in a Submarine (2:47)
21. The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping (3:01)
22. Betchadupa - Sleepy News (4:17)
23. Big Black - Sleep! (2:42)
24. British Sea Power - To Go to Sleep (3:16)
25. Canyon - Sleepwalker (5:51)
26. Cat Power - The Sleepwalker (4:02)
27. Chapterhouse - Autosleeper (4:48)
28. The Chills - Singing in My Sleep (2:40)
29. Crooked Fingers - Sleep All Summer (4:42)
30. Death Cab for Cutie - Sleep Spent (3:37)
31. The Flaming Lips - Sleeping on the Roof (6:29)
32. Guided By Voices - Sleep Over Jack (3:04)
33. Holy Rollers - Perfect Sleeper (3:51)
34. Huggy Bear - No Sleep (0:35)
35. Jawbreaker - Sleep (4:06)
36. The Kingsbury Manx - Sleeping on the Ground (2:54)
37. Long-View - When You Sleep (3:42)
38. Luna - Sleeping Pill (5:52)
39. Maritime - Sleep Around (3:24)
40. Mercury Rev - Very Sleepy Rivers (7:15)
41. Modest Mouse - Sleepwalkin' (3:22)
42. Mogwai - Boring Machines Disturbs Sleep (3:05)
43. Mogwai - O I Sleep (0:55)
44. Ms. John Soda - Unsleeping (4:07)
45. My Bloody Valentine - (You're) Safe in Your Sleep (From This Girl) (2:31)
46. My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep (4:12)
47. The New Amsterdams - Asleep at the Wheel (1:47)
48. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Come Into My Sleep (3:48)
49. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Sleeping Annaleah (3:18)
50. Non Phixion - Sleepwalkers (3:42)
51. Q and Not U - Sleeping the Terror Code (5:19)
52. R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (4:09)
53. R.E.M. - I Don't Sleep, I Dream (3:28)
54. R.E.M. - Daysleeper (3:39)
55. Rilo Kiley - We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try) (2:54)
56. Shannon Wright - Method of Sleeping (3:22)
57. Silver Jews - Sleeping is the Only Love (2:56)
58. The Smashing Pumpkins - In the Arms of Sleep (4:12)
59. Stars - Sleep Tonight (2:44)
60. The Stone Roses - How Do You Sleep (4:59)
61. Takako Minekawa - Sleep Song (3:01)
62. Tiger Trap - You're Sleeping (2:29)
63. Ui - Sleep Hold (3:55)
64. Ui - Drive Until He Sleeps (4:05)
65. Yo La Tengo - Sleeping Pill (9:43)
66. Low - Sleep at the Bottom (4:55)
67. Johnnie Taylor - Somebody's Sleeping in My Bed (2:50)
68. Can - Last Night Sleep (3:35)
69. Daniel Lanois - Sleeping in the Devil's Bed (3:50)
70. Eric Bachmann - Good Morning Sleepyhead (1:46)

mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 18:32 (eighteen years ago) link

Eels, "Woman Driving Man Sleeping"
John Wesley Harding, "I Just Woke Up"
Beatles, "Good Morning, Good Morning"
Kate Rusby, "Sleepless"

The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 19:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Pavement, "Fillmore Jive"

horseshoe, Wednesday, 10 August 2005 19:07 (eighteen years ago) link

"SLEEPLESS" by King Crimson
"Behind the Wall of Sleep" by The Smithereens
"Behind the Wall of Sleep" by Black Sabbath

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link

"Wide Awake" - Vulgar Boatmen

my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 19:20 (eighteen years ago) link

Whoa, Mookieproof in ball-out-of-park-hittin' marathon!

Thanks everyone who's contributed so far. Takin' it up a level: Tracks that actually involve sounds of sleep/waking - alarm clocks, snoring, yawning, etc.? Non-New-Age style preferred, tho meditative-droning is fine. eg. Good Morning Good Morning - The Beatles, as previously mentioned. (Note: I'm impressed there are so many Beatles sleep/wake songs!)

carl w (carl w), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link

m. ward - four hours in washington

jonathan - stl (jonathan - stl), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link

well, then

beatles - a day in the life
oasis - (what's the story) morning glory
pink floyd - time
boston - more than feeling
phish - some track that has snoring in it (maybe 'lengthwise'?)

funny how i mainly come up with classic rock stuff under these circumstances...

plus
1. Tom Waits - Please Wake Me Up (3:35)
2. Múm - Awake on a Train (9:23)
3. The Prodigy - Wake Up Call (4:55)
4. Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers - Wake Up Jacob (2:55)
5. Aerial M - Dazed and Awake (5:16)
6. The American Analog Set - Don't Wake Me (6:55)
7. The Arcade Fire - Wake Up (5:35)
8. Bergman Rock - Wake-up Call (2:44)
9. Calla - Awake and Under (3:53)
10. The Capricorns - Stay Awake (2:21)
11. Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends (4:45)
12. Guided By Voices - Dragons Awake! (2:08)
13. Idaho - A Sound Awake (5:55)
14. Longwave - Wake Me When It's Over (4:05)
15. Los Lobos - Wake Up Delores (2:55)
16. Medications - Reconcile Awake (6:41)
17. My Bloody Valentine - (When You Wake) You're Still in a Dream (3:18)
18. Poster Children - Wide Awake (4:09)
19. R.E.M. - The Wake-Up Bomb (5:08)
20. Kevin Shields - Are You Awake? (1:35)

mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 22:19 (eighteen years ago) link

how the fuck long can this thread get without someone mentioning incredible string band's "no sleep blues"????

Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 22:22 (eighteen years ago) link

There's Michelle Shocked's aces insomnia trilogy.

A.C.M.E. (A.C.M.E.), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 23:14 (eighteen years ago) link

obligatory Manics entry- "I Live to Fall Asleep"

Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 23:52 (eighteen years ago) link

geto boys - mind playin tricks on me

Sym Sym (sym), Thursday, 11 August 2005 00:36 (eighteen years ago) link

The Checks - Tired of Sleeping

Bn1, Thursday, 11 August 2005 00:38 (eighteen years ago) link

hypnogic and gone word gone are the two best sleep songs ever, i think i was fast enough to list them the last time this thread came up.

keith m (keithmcl), Thursday, 11 August 2005 00:49 (eighteen years ago) link

"Go To Work" by Revolution Compared To What (off the Funky 16 Corners comp. from a few years ago) starts off with an alarm ringing and then turns into what has to be the funkiest song about not wanting to get up for work ever.

casey (t. fiend), Thursday, 11 August 2005 08:30 (eighteen years ago) link

The Mothers of Invention, Sleeping In a Jar

Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:39 (eighteen years ago) link

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... a word of warning tho, this album is completely nuts!

Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Am currently not sleeping so what an appropriate thread. *grousegripe*

Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 11 August 2005 09:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Songs/Records about dreams

k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:03 (eighteen years ago) link

Harry Nilsson, Sleep Late, My Lady Friend
Harry Nilsson, Are You Sleeping?
Harry Nilsson, Gotta Get Up
Harry Nilsson, Daylight Has Caught Me
Harry Nilsson, Turn Out the Light

Some lullabys:
Harry Nilsson, Little Cowboy
Harry Nilsson, Lullaby In Ragtime

Fuggit, did I remember to put the milk in the fridge last night:

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Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Thursday, 11 August 2005 12:40 (eighteen years ago) link

We're not done with the Fab Four yet
"Golden Slumbers" -Beatles
"Good Night" -Beatles

Get Up Jake - The Band (about lying in bed in the morning instead of going to work)
"When You Awake"- The Band (probably about some spiritual awakening, but does use the word "sleep")

and so

"Rubber Ring" - The Smiths

k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:12 (eighteen years ago) link

The Cure - Lullaby

Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:17 (eighteen years ago) link

The Seekers - Morningtown Ride

Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 11 August 2005 13:19 (eighteen years ago) link

Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4

PappaWheelie II, Thursday, 11 August 2005 17:25 (eighteen years ago) link

The final mix. (The slight cornyness is deliberate.)


The Trampoline Hall 'Sleep and Sleeplessness' Show

PRESHOW:
torontonightair (anonymous field recording found on the 'net)
Crickets & Water (Wilderness River: The Natural Sounds Of The Wilderness)
I'm So Tired (The Beatles)
Enter Sandman (Metallica)
Wake Up Little Susie (Everly Brothers)
Dreaming (Blondie)
I Woke Up In Love This Morning (Partridge Family)
I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night (Electric Prunes)

FIRST INTERMISSION
Good Morning Good Morning (The Beatles)
Wake Up (Cordelia's Dad)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Tokens)
Enter Sandman (Pat Boone)
Sleep On The Left Side (Cornershop)
Go To Work (Revolution Compared To What [The Funky 16 Corners])
Pissed Off 2 A.M. (Alejandro Escovedo)
Sleepwalking (Lyle Lovett)
My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me (Geto Boys)

SECOND INTERMISSION
I'm Only Sleeping (The Beatles)
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (Wham)
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly)
Up All Night (Slaughter)
Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Jim Jones of My Morning Jacket, on an obscure comp called From Iceland To Kentucky)
No Sleep Blues (Incredible String Band)
I Dreamed I Had to Take a Test… (Laurie Anderson)
Color In Your Cheeks (The Mountain Goats)
Tossin' and Turnin' (Bobby Lewis)
Tired of Waking Up Tired (Diodes)
Go To Sleep Little Baby (Gillian Welch et al, O Brother Where Art Thou?)
Stay Up Late (Talking Heads)

POST-SHOW
Good Night (The Beatles)
Wake Up (The Arcade Fire)
Sleeping Is the Only Love (Silver Jews)
Lullaby (Tom Waits)
Up At Night (SS Cardiacs)
Good Night Sweetheart (Al Bowlly - Ray Nobel)
Asleep and Dreaming (Magnetic Fields)
When I Wake Up To Sleep No More (Ralph Stanley and Friends)
Palmcorder Yajna (The Mountain Goats)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Eek-A-Mouse)
2:45 A.M. (Elliott Smith)
4 a.m. (Richard Buckner)
Walking After Midnight (Patsy Cline)
The Big Light (Elvis Costello)
Heaps of Sheeps (Robert Wyatt)
Hyperballad (Bjork)
Insomniac Trance (Brian Eno)
True Patriot Love (Joel Plaskett Emergency )
Rocks Off (Rolling Stones)

carl w (carl w), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 06:22 (eighteen years ago) link

Tracie's "I Love You When You Sleep." Lovely little pop song.

Hillary Brown (Hillary Brown), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:40 (eighteen years ago) link

two months pass...
Animal Collective - Sleeper Factory

dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 16:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Kate Bush - And Dream Of Sheep

dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 16:16 (eighteen years ago) link


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